Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-25

Mr.. ALVIN CLARE, founder OF the
famous telescope mandatory at Cam
bridge, Mass, is dangerously ill. He is
over eighty-th years of age, and up to
within few days was remarkably active
for his age. His death is expected at any
moment.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared a first dividend of seventy-ive per
cent. in favor of the creditors of the First
National Bank of Livingston, Mont, on
claims proved, amounting to SIS, $4,000.
PRESIDENT BLANCo of Venezuela thinks
the United States ought to take an inter-
est in the aggressions of Great Britain in
that country.
THE Irish Land bill passed the Lords on
the 10Th as it left the Commons.
ALvAN CLARK, the telescope man, died
at Cambridge, Mass, on the 10Th.
CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM of
Germany is improving in health.
EASTERN sugar refners are agitating the
abrogation of the Hawaiian treaty,
THE Irish National League has been pro-
claimed by the British Government.
HENRY SHERIDAN, Of Chicago, has de-
camped, and whole lot of official rotten
ness is believed to be on the point of dis
covery.
THE Sons of Veterans encampment at
Des Moines, Ia, adjourned on the 10th,
after choosing Wheeling, w. Va, as the
next place of meeting.
THE Inman Line steamer City Of Mon
treal was burned at sea on the 18th, all but
thirteen of the crew and passengers being
rescued by the York City and carried to
Queenstown.
PROF. SPENCER F. BAIRD, of the United
States Fish Commission, died at Woods
Holl, Mass, on the 18th.
APPLICATIONS for prepayment of inter-
est on bonds amounting to $50, SS7, $50 were
received at the Treasury Department up to
the 10th.
F. A. HoYT, the cashier Of the Putnam
County, IN. Y.,) Savings Bank, is de-
faulter to the amount of 900.
A HEAVY white frost on the morning of
the 18th did considerable damage to vines
in the vicinity of East Tawas, Mich. For
est fires have again started near there.
THE trunk railway lines will make
special rates for those going to the G.. A.
r. Encampment at st. Louis from all
points in the trunk-line territory.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is so ill that it has
been arranged that the King of Saxony
shall represent him at the Konigsburg
maneuvers.
THE Bank of London fOnt.) suspended
payment on the 10Th. The bank had a
subscribed capital of 100000, of which
$223, 5Ss is paid up. Very little loss is an
tcipated by bill-holders.
A RIOT occurred on the 10Th at Kenmare
County Kerry, Ireland, and the mob at
tackled and stoned the barracks where the
police We're quartered. The police charged
with drawn swords upon the rioters, in
iuring many of them and arresting a num-
Der.
A LETTER received few days ago by
Rev. Father P. F. Healy, at Portland, Me-,
from his brother, Captain Healy of the
revenue steamer Bear, announced that he
had beached his vessel, constructed a cof-
ferdam, found the leak, replaced the cop
per and gone on his Northern voyage.
Mr.. JOSEPH MILLER, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, who left Washington
for his home in West Virginia about a
month ago for the benefit of his health,
which had become considerably impaired,
is now at the Warm springs of Virginia,
suffering from severe affection of the
kidneys.
MICHAEL HAUCK, a timer, convicted of
having presented bill of $500 to the Gin
cinnati infirmary directors for mending
the roofs of the infirmary buildings, when,
in fact, he had done no work at all upon
the roofs, was sentenced on the 10Th to the
penitentiary.
CHARLES P. MILLER, the we'll known
New York lawyer, and his wife both died
on the 18th at their home in New London,
Conn Mr.. Miller was attacked with
pneumonia about the first of the month,
and his wife contracted the same disease
little more than a week ago. They leave
five children.
CHARLES HAIGHT shot his wife at Ham
mondsport, n. Y, on the 10Th, and then
shot himself. Both are dead. The terri
BILE affair occurred at their home, near
Hammondsport. The couple leave an in
FAINT a few months old.
Two big passenger engines ran away
within the yards of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company at Philadelphia on the
night of the 18th, and the engineers,
named Morris Thompson and Joseph
Kelly, received what may prove to be fatal
injuries. The locomotives were totally de-
stroyed.
THE yacht race between the Galatea and
the Dauntless, at Halifax, on the 10th,
ended at p. M, the Galatea being the
winner on account of be- allowance, al
though the Daunrless led Ter at l.S close
about a hundred yards.